Staff Manufacturing Engineer, PropulsionPosted today$220K

Anduril Industries
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The opportunity

Anduril's Air Dominance & Strike (AD&S) Manufacturing Engineering team is seeking a Propulsion Manufacturing Engineer to provide subject matter expertise on propulsion system manufacturing across our portfolio of autonomous aircraft, cruise missiles, and loitering munitions.…

What you'll do

  • Serve as a propulsion manufacturing engineering subject matter expert across: AD&S programs, covering air-breathing turbines, ramjets, and solid rocket motors.

  • Evaluate propulsion system designs for manufacturability, assembly, and cost: — leading or supporting DFM/DFA reviews and driving design changes that improve producibility without compromising performance.

  • Work directly with design engineers and program manufacturing engineers to: translate propulsion manufacturing constraints into actionable design feedback.

  • Assist in the selection and qualification of propulsion suppliers and: contract manufacturers — assessing manufacturing capability, process maturity, quality systems, and cost competitiveness for propulsion-specific production.

  • Conduct or participate in supplier manufacturing assessments for propulsion: hardware, including facility reviews, process audits, special process qualification (casting, brazing, propellant processing, thermal spray), and production readiness evaluations.

  • Develop and maintain manufacturing process requirements and standards for: propulsion-specific processes including turbine component manufacturing, combustor and hot section fabrication, solid propellant mixing and casting, nozzle manufacturing, and propulsion system assembly and integration.

What they're looking for

  • Master's degree or PhD in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or a propulsion-related field.
  • Deep expertise spanning two or more propulsion types (turbines, ramjets, solid rocket motors).
  • Experience in aerospace or defense propulsion production, particularly with: qualified or flight-critical hardware.
  • Familiarity with AS9100/AS9102 quality management systems and their application to propulsion hardware.
  • Experience with energetic materials handling, storage, and safety: requirements for solid rocket motor production.
  • Knowledge of propulsion system qualification processes (ground test,: environmental qualification, lot acceptance testing).
  • Background in advanced materials and processes relevant to propulsion: superalloys, ceramics, ablatives, composite overwrap, thermal protection systems.
  • Proficiency in CAD software (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, or similar) sufficient to review designs independently.